Amgen’s recent $27.8 billion takeover over Horizon Therapeutics has resulted in a name change for the Irish Open at Royal County Down next year.

Glenlo Abbey pair Olivia Byrne and John Murphy secured a thrilling win in The R&A 9 Hole Challenge Final at Royal Liverpool.

Kinsale's John Murphy feels like he can finally start to build some momentum again after he fired a six-under 65 to move up to tied 17th heading into the final round of the Soudal Open in Belgium.

Golf Ireland offers ambitious young players a clear pathway from the amateur game to the world’s top tours and this week it officially launched the 2023 Golf Ireland Professional Scheme with seven golfers receiving €35,000 each from Sport Ireland.

Irish golf is replete with talent but four young players are already making their mark in the game.

LEONA MAGUIRE's one-under 71 left her seven strokes behind world number one Lydia Ko and Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.

Holywood star Tom McKibbin plans to keep his head down and play his game after firing a three-under 69 to claim the clubhouse lead at halfway in the rain-delayed Singapore Classic.

Holywood's Tom McKibbin blasted an eight-under 64 to snatch the early clubhouse lead in the Singapore Classic and admitted Rory McIlroy has been a major inspiration as he bids to join world number one at the top of the game.

Pádraig Harrington feels there is no option but to continue to "lash away" after he struggled to find fairways and found himself six shots off the halfway lead in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

Pádraig Harrington dominated the young guns from the tee but a lukewarm putter left him five shots off the pace in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

Gary Hurley credited a “good sleep” and a better attitude for his move up the leaderboard as he made seven birdies in a second-round 68 in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.

Rookies Tom McKibbin and John Murphy opened with two-under 70s but found themselves eight strokes behind Finland’s Sami Välimäki in the year-ending AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.

TIGER WOODS might be struggling with a foot injury, but he's confident he's got a winning partner in Rory McIlroy when they take on Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth in The Match in Florida tomorrow.

Scottie Scheffler put himself in position to snatch back the world number one ranking from Rory McIlroy at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Holywood teenager Tom McKibbin notched his fifth career hole-in-one en route to a five-under 67 that left him just three shots off the lead at the DP World Tour's Investec South African Open in Johannesburg.

LEONA MAGUIRE is lurking just two shots behind local amateur Cayetana Fernandez at halfway as she bids to cap a magnificent season with victory in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.

LEONA MAGUIRE gave herself a chance to finish a "fantastic" season on a high when she opened with a five-under 68 in the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de España in Malaga.

Rookie John Murphy is ready to hit the ground running and battle for a dream place in The Open when he makes his debut as a DP World Tour player in the Joburg Open.

West Waterford’s Gary Hurley and Kinsale’s John Murphy came through the gruelling 108-hole Qualifying School Final Stage and made their dreams come true by grabbing DP World Tour cards in Spain.